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English: Comparison of the size of a human (on the right) and two western gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) (left and middle). The human has an assumed height of 175 cm (5 ft 9 in), while the standing gorilla is 160 cm (5 ft 3 in). The gorilla on the left 120 cm (3 ft 11 in) is in a normal posture with knuckles on the ground.
Image Species Binomial name Weight range (kg) Length (cm) Height (cm) Native area Family Range map Eastern gorilla: Gorilla beringei: 70–200 150–185 [6]: 150–195 [7]: East Africa
Ape index, ape factor, [1] or gorilla index is slang or jargon used to describe a measure of the ratio of an individual's arm span relative to their height. A typical ratio is 1, as identified by the Roman writer, architect and engineer Vitruvius prior to 15 BC.
The proposed third subspecies of Gorilla beringei, which has not yet received a trinomen, is the Bwindi population of the mountain gorilla, sometimes called the Bwindi gorilla. Some variations that distinguish the classifications of gorilla include varying density, size, hair colour, length, culture, and facial widths. [14]
The western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) is a great ape found in Africa, one of two species of the hominid genus Gorilla. Large and robust with males weighing around 168 kilograms (370 lb), the species is found in a region of midwest Africa, geographically isolated from the eastern gorilla ( Gorilla beringei ).
Skeleton and stuffed of Eastern lowland gorilla at MHNLille. Eastern lowland gorillas are the largest subspecies of gorilla and the largest living primates. [8] Males weigh between 150 and 209 kilograms (331 and 461 lb) based on four males, females of 76 kilograms (168 lb) although this had a small sample size.